text_original: You will find that some of these persons will simply write the figure VI or 6; others, sharper, remembering that the figures take their line of direction from the centre of the dial, will write the symbol upside down, lA or 9. Everybody, however, will be quite convinced that his particular testi  ' ffllt fi ftlJTIiitl 266 THE TECHNIQUE OF THE MYSTERY STORY mony is correct, and ready to swear to it on oath. Now ask them to take out their watches and look at them.
text_transcription: YOU WILL FIND THAT SOME OF THESE PERSONS WILL SIMPLY WRITE THE FIGURE V I OR SIX OTHERS SHARPER REMEMBERING THAT THE FIGURES TAKE THEIR LINE OF DIRECTION FROM THE CENTRE OF THE DIAL WILL WRITE A SYMBOL UPSIDE DOWN I INVERTED V OR NINE EVERYBODY HOWEVER WILL BE QUITE CONVINCED THAT THIS PARTICULAR TESTIMONY IS CORRECT AND READY TO SWEAR TO IT ON OATH NOW ASK THEM TO TAKE OUT THEIR WATCHES AND LOOK AT THEM
phonemes: juː wɪl fˈaɪnd ðæt sˌʌm ʌv ðiːz pˈɜːsənz wɪl sˈɪmpli ɹˈaɪt ðə fˈɪɡjɚ vˌiːˈaɪ ɔːɹ sˈɪks; ˈʌðɚz, ʃˈɑːɹpɚ, ɹᵻmˈɛmbɚɹɪŋ ðætðə fˈɪɡjɚz tˈeɪk ðɛɹ lˈaɪn ʌv dᵻɹˈɛkʃən fɹʌmðə sˈɛntɚɹ ʌvðə dˈaɪəl, wɪl ɹˈaɪt ðə sˈɪmbəl ˈʌpsaɪd dˈaʊn, ˈɛl ɐ ɔːɹ nˈaɪn. ˈɛvɹɪbˌɑːdi, haʊˈɛvɚ, wɪl biː kwˈaɪt kənvˈɪnst ðæt hɪz pɚtˈɪkjʊlɚ tˈɛsti ˌɛfˌɛfˈɛlˌɛltˈiː fˌaɪ ˌɛftˌiːˈɛl dʒˌeɪtˈiː ˈɪɪˌɪɾəl tˈuːhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɪksti sˈɪks ðə tɛknˈiːk ʌvðə mˈɪstɚɹi stˈɔːɹi mˈʌni ɪz kɚɹˈɛkt, ænd ɹˈɛdi tə swˈɛɹ tʊ ɪɾ ˌɔn ˈoʊθ. nˈaʊ ˈæsk ðˌɛm tə tˈeɪk ˈaʊt ðɛɹ wˈɑːtʃᵻz ænd lˈʊk æt ðˌɛm.